Tony Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 It's condition is not a nick and only an MOT advisory The reason it's a pass is no construction material is visible so the perishing is deemed as "cosmetic!" The example is one of four from a Porsche 944s and the tyres were 20yrs old....... Time to change the law methinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Only an advisory! I've had a tyre fail before as it was slightly cracked on the inner wall, so I'm amased that passed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Only an advisory! I've had a tyre fail before as it was slightly cracked on the inner wall, so I'm amased that passed!! There's nothing in the MOT manual to say a perished tyre is a fail unless cords or wire is exposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Only an advisory! I've had a tyre fail before as it was slightly cracked on the inner wall, so I'm amased that passed!! There's nothing in the MOT manual to say a perished tyre is a fail unless cords or wire is exposed. Didn't know that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Only an advisory! I've had a tyre fail before as it was slightly cracked on the inner wall, so I'm amased that passed!! There's nothing in the MOT manual to say a perished tyre is a fail unless cords or wire is exposed. Didn't know that... Seemingly until then the tyres construction is deemed to be sound, it's mad. All tyres have a date on them so for the road an age of say..... 8 years should be a limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Only an advisory! I've had a tyre fail before as it was slightly cracked on the inner wall, so I'm amased that passed!! There's nothing in the MOT manual to say a perished tyre is a fail unless cords or wire is exposed. Didn't know that... Seemingly until then the tyres construction is deemed to be sound, it's mad. All tyres have a date on them so for the road an age of say..... 8 years should be a limit. Why not start a campaign to get the law changed? Surely that tyre could blow at any minute resulting in a nasty accident and possibly a fatality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 A campaign that forces anyone to spend money will fail and few would understand the reason why the condition is so dangerous. The reason for the date is so the manufacture can discard responsibility for the tyre after 5yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 A campaign that forces anyone to spend money will fail and few would understand the reason why the condition is so dangerous. The reason for the date is so the manufacture can discard responsibility for the tyre after 5yrs. That's true but when a tyre looks like that anyone with some common sense should know it's not safe!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 A campaign that forces anyone to spend money will fail and few would understand the reason why the condition is so dangerous. The reason for the date is so the manufacture can discard responsibility for the tyre after 5yrs. That's true but when a tyre looks like that anyone with some common sense should know it's not safe!! We would like to think so but how can you set a limit for "perished"..... The example shown is very advanced but i'm sure many lesser examples have blown out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 A campaign that forces anyone to spend money will fail and few would understand the reason why the condition is so dangerous. The reason for the date is so the manufacture can discard responsibility for the tyre after 5yrs. That's true but when a tyre looks like that anyone with some common sense should know it's not safe!! We would like to think so but how can you set a limit for "perished"..... The example shown is very advanced but i'm sure many lesser examples have blown out. That's crazy as it will obviously delaminate pretty quickly, certainly before the next M.O.T... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Looks like my o/s front tyre at the moment.am due to get the 17s back on with new tread soon so sort of haffta put up with it.guttin thing is its my spare as got a punture a while back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggy600 Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 It's condition is not a nick and only an MOT advisory The reason it's a pass is no construction material is visible so the perishing is deemed as "cosmetic!" The example is one of four from a Porsche 944s and the tyres were 20yrs old....... Time to change the law methinks and how many times have we seen this over the years Tony.. ??? it's shocking !!! but whats even more scary, is the general public have little or no idea what to look for !! there should be more education for new drivers regarding what to look for and general maintenance.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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